Inside the case of one man who feared torture because of his Montagnard roots, but was deported last month. By DAVID ROGERS “President Donald Trump’s ‘get tough’ approach to immigration is now impacting — of all people — the Montagnard hill tribesmen who fought alongside the Green Berets in the Vietnam War. The son of[…]
VLF Public Interest Fellow Jaimini Parekh comments on unsafe levels of lead exposure: “Toxic Substances Control’s strategy “unfortunately means that many children will continue to play in backyard soils containing unsafe levels of lead – a highly poisonous neurotoxin,” says Jaimini Parekh, an attorney for Communities for a Better Environment. “[Toxic Substances Control] fell asleep[…]
Our friends at the Southeast Asian Resource Action Center (SEARAC) prepared a resource page for immigration policy and advocacy. “Much of SEARAC’s immigration work focuses on challenging the unjust laws that make deportation of our refugee brothers and sisters not only mandatory but irreversible, in spite of the individual circumstances of each case.” Immigration Policy Resource[…]
Detentions of Vietnamese Nationals Spike Across Country Under New Administration Philadelphia, PA – In the past month, the Vietnamese American community has been rocked by a surge of community members apprehended and detained for possible deportation. In the first two weeks of March alone, organizers learned that nearly 100 Vietnamese people were being detained, largely[…]
Oil and gas drilling in Los Angeles occurs next door to homes, schools, and hospitals, and emits toxic air pollution which can contribute to cancer and respiratory illnesses. In November 2015, Youth for Environmental Justice, the Center for Biological Diversity, and the South Central Youth Leadership Coalition sued the City of Los Angeles and its[…]